As an apology for the Xbox Live outages over the holiday, Microsoft has made the Xbox Live Arcade game "Undertow" free until this Sunday. Now, keep in mind that due to the Xbox Live End User Agreement, Microsoft didn't have to give any sort of compensation, but they did.

This is free for all Xbox Live members, both Gold and Silver, so just head over to the "Games" section of your Xbox Live Marketplace and navigate to your free Undertow download.

Hurry up, you only got till Sunday. Even if you don't like the game, it's free, right?

Well, MS points would actually cost MS money. When they offer 1 game, they can convince the publisher to take a small hit on profits, as well as Microsoft. With points, they're basically giving out money. With the game, people don't necessarily have to download it.